Phrasal Verbs – English Grammar Test for B1
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Part A – Multiple Choice (20 questions)
1 Don’t forget to ______ your homework before Friday.
a) hand in
b) hand out
c) hand over
2 The plane will ______ at 8:30 a.m.
a) take up
b) take off
c) take in
3 He finally ______ the truth about what happened.
a) found out
b) gave up
c) gave out
4 They had to ______ the meeting because of the storm.
a) call off
b) carry on
c) cut off
5 I usually ______ my sister from school at 5 p.m.
a) pick up
b) take up
c) give up
6 Please ______ the lights before you leave.
a) turn off
b) turn in
c) put on
7 She really ______ her grandmother; she admires her a lot.
a) looks after
b) looks down on
c) looks up to
8 He promised to ______ smoking, but it’s difficult.
a) give up
b) give in
c) give away
9 We should ______ the problem step by step.
a) deal with
b) cut out
c) fall out
10 The train finally ______ at the station.
a) pulled in
b) pulled up
c) pulled out
11 I can’t ______ the meaning of this word.
a) figure out
b) put out
c) work off
12 We need to ______ early to catch the first bus.
a) set off
b) get off
c) take off
13 I don’t know how she can ______ his rude behavior.
a) put up with
b) put out
c) put off
14 He suddenly ______ in the middle of our conversation.
a) broke off
b) broke in
c) broke up
15 We decided to ______ at a small café.
a) hang out
b) put out
c) fall out
16 Don’t ______ your mistakes. Learn from them.
a) laugh at
b) look down on
c) give away
17 The fire fighters managed to ______ the fire.
a) put out
b) take out
c) put away
18 Can you ______ this form before submitting it?
a) fill in
b) fill up
c) fill on
19 They ______ their differences and became friends again.
a) made up
b) broke up
c) gave up
20 Don’t forget to ______ the rubbish tonight.
a) take out
b) take off
c) take up
Part B – Gap-fill Sentences (15 questions)
21 He promised to ______ ______ (look) the matter carefully.
22 We had to ______ ______ (call) the concert because of the rain.
23 Don’t ______ ______ (give) too easily; keep trying.
24 She ______ ______ (wake) late because the alarm didn’t ring.
25 Let’s ______ ______ (set) early to avoid traffic.
26 They decided to ______ ______ (break) their relationship.
27 The teacher asked us to ______ ______ (hand) the papers.
28 I want to ______ ______ (take) a new hobby like painting.
29 Please ______ ______ (switch) the TV; it’s too loud.
30 The manager asked us to ______ ______ (come) a new idea.
31 They ______ ______ (fall) over a silly argument.
32 He ______ ______ (point) the spelling mistakes in my essay.
33 Don’t forget to ______ ______ (sign) the course online.
34 She ______ ______ (light) when she saw her old friend.
35 The mechanic managed to ______ ______ (work) the problem.
Part C – Error Correction (10 questions)
Find and correct the error.
36 He get off the bus at the wrong stop.
37 We decided to call on the meeting because of bad weather.
38 She always looks up her little brother, which is not nice.
39 Please fill on the form carefully.
40 The children burst off crying when they lost the game.
41 I can’t figure on this difficult exercise.
42 They finally make up their differences yesterday.
43 The train pulled off at platform 5.
44 He promised to gave up smoking.
45 They had to cut down the meeting because of time.
Part D – Dialogue Completion (10 questions)
46 A: Why didn’t you go to the party?
B: I had to ______ it ______ because I was sick.
47 A: Can you help me with this form?
B: Sure, I’ll ______ it ______ for you.
48 A: Did you manage to solve the puzzle?
B: Yes, I finally ______ it ______.
49 A: The bus is leaving! Hurry!
B: Oh no, I don’t want to ______ it.
50 A: Where’s the hotel?
B: Don’t worry, we’ll ______ it ______ on the map.
51 A: Why are you so happy?
B: I just ______ ______ my driving test!
52 A: Did you tell her the truth?
B: Yes, I had to ______ it ______.
53 A: What happened to the lights?
B: They suddenly ______ ______.
54 A: How do you usually relax after work?
B: I just ______ ______ with friends.
55 A: I lost my wallet yesterday.
B: Oh no! Did you ______ it ______ to the police?
Part E – Short Reading (5 questions)
Last weekend, Tom set off for a hiking trip. He looked over his backpack carefully and filled in a travel form at the station. On the way, the bus broke down, so the passengers had to get off and wait. While waiting, Tom hung out with some other travelers and they all cheered up when a replacement bus showed up. Although the trip was cut short because of rain, Tom didn’t give up. He promised to make up for it next time.
56 What did Tom do before leaving?
a) Slept late
b) Checked his backpack
c) Cooked breakfast
57 What happened to the bus?
a) It broke down
b) It got lost
c) It was full
58 What did the passengers do while waiting?
a) Sat alone
b) Hung out together
c) Called for help
59 Why was the trip cut short?
a) Because of rain
b) Because of sickness
c) Because of traffic
60 What did Tom promise?
a) To buy a car
b) To make up for the lost trip
c) To never travel again
Answer
1 a) hand in – submit work.
2 b) take off – plane leaves the ground.
3 a) found out – discovered.
4 a) call off – cancel.
5 a) pick up – collect.
6 a) turn off – switch off.
7 c) looks up to – admire.
8 a) give up – stop doing.
9 a) deal with – handle.
10 a) pulled in – arrived.
11 a) figure out – understand.
12 a) set off – start a journey.
13 a) put up with – tolerate.
14 b) broke in – interrupted.
15 a) hang out – spend time.
16 a) laugh at – mock.
17 a) put out – extinguish.
18 a) fill in – complete a form.
19 a) made up – reconciled.
20 a) take out – remove.
21 look into – investigate.
22 call off – cancel.
23 give up – quit.
24 woke up – stop sleeping.
25 set off – begin journey.
26 break off – end.
27 hand in – submit.
28 take up – begin hobby.
29 switch off – stop machine.
30 come up with – invent.
31 fell out – argued.
32 pointed out – identified.
33 sign up – register.
34 lit up – became happy.
35 worked out – solved.
36 Error: get off → Correct: got off (past tense).
37 Error: call on → Correct: call off.
38 Error: looks up → Correct: puts down.
39 Error: fill on → Correct: fill in.
40 Error: burst off crying → Correct: burst out crying.
41 Error: figure on → Correct: figure out.
42 Error: make up → Correct: made up (past tense).
43 Error: pulled off → Correct: pulled in.
44 Error: gave up → Correct: give up (infinitive after “to”).
45 Error: cut down → Correct: cut short.
46 call it off – cancel.
47 fill it in – complete.
48 figure it out – solve.
49 miss it – fail to catch.
50 look it up – search.
51 passed out – completed successfully.
52 bring it up – mention.
53 went off – stopped working.
54 hang out – relax socially.
55 report it – inform authorities.
56 b) Checked his backpack – “looked over.”
57 a) It broke down – “bus broke down.”
58 b) Hung out together – socialized.
59 a) Because of rain – “trip was cut short because of rain.”
60 b) To make up for the lost trip – promised.